Surf ski paddler unhurt after shark bites big gap in his craft

Nat Drummond, 19, was simply beginning her race one kilometer beginning at Seacliff Surf Lifesaving Membership, south of Adelaide, at round 11:30am when his boat was hit by a big shark from beneath. crashing water,

After the shark bit him throughout the ski slope, near the place he was sitting, Drummond was thrown into the water.

He advised 9News: “My ski was simply lifted above the water after which the subsequent factor I knew I used to be within the air after which I used to be within the water.”

Fortunately, Drummond was in a position to swim away unharmed to the opposite surfers earlier than he was pulled out of the water by an inflatable Lifeboat patrolled by lifeguards.

He was introduced ashore and examined, however escaped the ordeal unhurt.

Drummond mentioned he was fortunate to get to a close-by boat.

“I simply tore the rope at my ft (hooked up to the skateboard) and I swam in direction of these individuals rowing in direction of me, after which simply jumped of their boat and pulled me out of the water to security. .

“It was a totally unusual accident. One out of 1,000,000 issues occurred.

“I can go purchase lottery tickets.”

Photographs present the shark leaving a big gap in Drummond’s sled, however he mentioned he did not need the incident to stop beachgoers from moving into the water.

“We have been out in fairly deep water, which should not faze the others,” he mentioned.

Items from his broken sled had been picked up alongside the seashore. Surf lifeguards instantly started patrolling the shark, believed to be a Nice White about three meters lengthy.

The few kilometers of seashores round Seacliff will stay closed for the remainder of the day.

Surf lifeguards will talk about with South Australian police when it’s protected for it to reopen.